Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 15:11:10 +0100 (CET) From: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be> To: "Michael V. Harding" <mvh@ix.netcom.com> Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1R ISO CD Image ?? Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.04.9902191501010.1524-100000@ns.double-barrel.be> In-Reply-To: <199902191334.FAA62213@netcom1.netcom.com>
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Hi, I do think your idea is good, I use FreeBSD here at the office and I wouldn't mind donating some money to the project ( 100 to 150 USD) for me this is 30 USD for each machine. I don't purchase cdroms by principle because ones you have installed your systems it is useless..( I have a box full off obselete cdroms, witch only polute the environment if I throw them out I have to pay for the disposal here because they are considered corporate waste... go figure). So I only use cvs to upgrade. I would however have no problems donating to the project on a yearly basis as long as I recieve a invoice to keep my accountants happy ( they are a bunch off blood sucking creatures..but I like to keep them sweet). Regards, Michael C. Vergallen --- Michael C. Vergallen A.k.A. Mad Mike, Sportstraat 28 http://www.double-barrel.be/mvergall/ B 9000 Gent ftp://ftp.double-barrel.be/pub/linux/ Belgium tel : 32-9-2227764 Fax : 32-9-2224976 On Fri, 19 Feb 1999, Michael V. Harding wrote: > > I was a long-time subscriber, but had to drop out when the upgrades > started flying - I do a source code upgrade, and 2 releases a year was > OK, but I think I was getting 4 releases a year which was a bit steep. > Is there any way I can subscribe as a contributor, or as a donation - > support FreeBSD regularly w/o buying the media? I wouldn't have a > problem kicking in, say, $50/yr. Also, I have used FreeBSD at work - > I don't think that there would be a problem with having a 'support' or > maintenance fee per box, if it could be dialed to the appropriate > amount. > > - Mike Harding > > Cc: Tommy Hallgren <thallgren@yahoo.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 17:29:00 -0800 > From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Precedence: bulk > X-RULES: lists > > > True. Seems like the last one was mirrored to other FreeBSD dist sites > > though (thank goodness! As is wellknown, access to ftp.cdrom.com out here > > If it was, I didn't know of any. I specifically stuck it in incoming/ > so that I wouldn't get shot by mirror sites wondering where 2.4GB of > extra space suddenly went. > > > I wonder if WalnutCreek might consider a "FreeBSD Lite" version of each new > > RELEASE which is just CD#1 for $5-10. Being a Joe-user, that's all I ever > > I've asked this and they don't much like the idea since it makes it > extremely hard to turn a profit at those sorts of margins. FreeBSD is > not enough of a "volume" product that you could make enough just on > sheer quantity alone. Frankly, we have no idea how Cheapbytes makes > any money at $4.95. > > - Jordan > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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